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Reply to Planet Quality and Sol in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]I remember seeing them somewhere but when talked to my friend who tried game I couldn't find any description about PQ values.[/quote] You can find the copy in the printed manual. Just remember that 13+ is minimal colonization level for a general colony, and 15+ is the minimal colonization level for a confortable colony. Anything at 12 or below can still have a colony installed, but requires extra maintence. As a reference, a PQ of 10 *is* Ceti Alpha V. [

Reply to 1.04.59 or later bug reports in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Running GalCiv in Windowed mode on a 32-bit desktop causes an immediate exit. There is no error message stating that the GalCiv must be run on a 16-bit color desktop.

Reply to Eyes Strained in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]Flicker flicker flicker . . . it like happens every second or so. I can't seem to change any setting . . . Oh well. Wait a sec! I see the problem, right at the bottom of the screen theres a moving applet thingo . . . How do I turn it off? [/quote] Don't know why it's there... the text message is kind of obsolete, and redundant on whatever is posted on the main page... No-one would mind it disappearing... [Message Edited]

Reply to Do minors get all warlike if you put a starbase in its sector? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]I am thinking if I put a starbase in the Alexian sector I could get further trade multipliers. Would the Alexians eventually attack if I did this?[/quote] No. Besides, non offensive starbases don't any of the other races.

Reply to Sometimes the mimimap grid comes on - How can I turn it back off? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]Hmm...odd...maybe it's just not refreshing enough...[/quote] Neither does half of the information in the game half the time. :) But in anycase, I would recommend including the range limits on the main display as well - as long as it isn't too complex (which it is...)

Reply to Auto-deorbitting colonizers don't give you a chance to pick colonist amount. in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

It takes half the population. It's an automatic decision made by the "Auto-Launch Ships" feature. If you don't want half of your population auto-packed into a colony ship, then don't auto-launch them. It's as simple as that.

Reply to Fog of war in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Just throwing in my own comments: I think the fog of war should be made more distinct. Currently, it's a purple haze on a black/purple backgroung, which can be slightly difficult to see what is covered and what isn't - especially for colourblindness (which is a seperate issue). As an option (.ini or GUI-based), I suggest displaying the fog as a dark to medium-dark gray. That will make it much easier to identify fog at a glance.

Reply to Two suggestions for improving the forum in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]Better than all the suggestions is to switch over to PHPBB software forums. Much more flexible with tons more options. No offense but these forums are SUPER LIMITED. [/quote] Yes, but for some reason, it has to work with Stardock Central's indexing thingy. Not like it's going to be a problem, especially if there is a volunteer that is willing to patch up an intereface...

Reply to Moo3''''''''''''''''s v Galciv Price comparison in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]just wondering, what is the differences between moo3 and galciv?[/quote] The two games are completely different. To get a feel on how it works, you need to either purchase the game, get the demo, or watch another person play it. I have played a few turns of the game myself (before my spawn install crashed) but I should have a feel on how the game works. The game attempts to maximize realism by including as many features as possible. It also allows splitting productio

Reply to NO RESOURCES - Help in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote] Ah, is that why there is a sweet spot on the tax rate where you get diminishing returns once you go past a certain point?[/quote] Yep... Don't aim exactly on te sweet spot as it tends to jiggle around slightly. Also, jiggling the tax rate tends to wreak havoc on morale.

Reply to Eyes Strained in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]Is there a exe that is used to bring up desktop properties?[/quote] Yes, and no. There is "control.exe" which opens up the control panel, but that file can be restricted by a network permission. Alternativly, if you can get a registry editor, Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Config\0001\Display\Settings Item: RefreshRate Value: 75 Exercise extreme caution when editing this registry entry or other entries in this key - there is NO undo.

Reply to New Message Board Features in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]The quote button is not working for me. I highlight text in a post and then hit the Q button, but the text does not appear in the box below.[/quote] The 'Q' button only works under Interenet Explorer. As a result, you will have to type in the quote manually. To do this, first type "[", then "quote", then "]". Copy and paste the message, followed by "[/" and "quote]". (Don't type the quotes. :))

Reply to New Message Board Features in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Here's a major bug with the forums: Why is it a bug? I'm not supposed to post such images. [Message Edited]

Reply to Two suggestions for improving the forum in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]#6 by Veteran Staffa - 6/9/2003 11:14:30 PM Er, when I click on a thread with unread messages it takes me right to the first unread message, no hunting involved. I dont use stardock.[/quote] Based on the source produced by the forums, it does not go to the first unread post, and shouldn't either. See http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-html40-19980424/struct/links.html#h-12.2.1 It works under IE only under the fact that the HTML rendering engine for

Reply to Two suggestions for improving the forum in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]If you look at the icons to the left of a message thread, there are 5 different icons that im aware of. [/quote] They don't really help that much - you still have to hunt through the postings to find the first unread. SDC fixes this, but for some reason, doesn't seem to want to update the list of forum threads. In either case, we're screwed.

Reply to Eyes Strained in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]These forums keep flickerin on my PC here at work, Its giving me a head-ache, any suggestions other than "take an asprin or go-away"? Thanks in advance . . . .[/quote] 60Hz Refresh rates should be dead by now. Not only that, but made illegal. Open the Display Properties, select "Settings", and click on the "Advanced" button. Under the "Adapeter" Tab, change the Refresh rate to the highest possible setting. You may need to make multiple attempts, especially if the moni

Reply to Starting Political Parties in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

As an update, those two political parties have returned to the selection screen with different bonuses. There was also documentation in the initial release notes stating that they were removed...

Reply to Concerning 2nd hand copies & CD key. in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]Well, in that case, I would NEVER purchase GalCiv second hand. Anyway, no problem there as I got it already... [/quote] Actually, you should never purchase a second hand game that uses a CD-key. While the old CD key may not be in use, you have no way to know if the seller has completely honored the agreement by destroying his copies of the key. You also don't know if the key has been tainted (i.e. the key was used with a cheat...)

Reply to Stalemate Help! in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]Tech victory![/quote] By the stage of the game where Excaliburs become available, Tech victory would occurr quite quickly. Since it's a stalemate, it's probably disabled.

Reply to minor civs question in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

The minor's don't send colony ships to stars outside of their sector. They also don't initiate many diplomatic negotiations. They don't really care about winning, and thus do not affect victory conditions (although two such races are supposed to be an exception to this rule.)

Reply to AI and Debt in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Either the Drengin rush-built an extremely expensive item, or there is a bug in the code (as shown in the FAQ, section "Does the AI cheat"): http://www.galciv.com/faq/faq.html [quote] So in pColony->CalcTaxesCollected() at the end it gets: ulTaxes = ulTaxes * (40 + ulIntelligence); [/quote] Note that this line multiplies the amount by at least 40. There is nothing in the FAQ that states that it gets divided by 100 to prevent the excessive growth. (e.g. ulTaxes = ul

Reply to Opened up a galciv forum site :) in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

From the webpage: [quote]Warning: main(config.php) [function.main]: failed to create stream: No such file or directory in /home/hipercom/public_html/mainfile.php on line 76 Fatal error: main() [function.main]: Failed opening required 'config.php' (include_path='') in /home/hipercom/public_html/mainfile.php on line 76[/quote]

Reply to Any morality effects from using the nastier Invasion Tactics? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Actually, that's Influence Penalty, which affect the star system's influence for culture. From what I heard, it seems to have a bug stating "String not found", bit the effect seems to work as normal.

Reply to Clarification on battles between stacks? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]The ship with the higest attack value fights against the ship from the enemy that also has the highest attack value.[/quote] Actually, it's the combination of Attack + Defence that's used when combat is calculated. I have seen cases where an attacking ship nailed one of my starbases and left the other vessels guarding it intact. This implementation seems a bit faulty, since it causes a battleaxe to be destroyed much more quickly than if the ships were rotated. As a res

Reply to What is the power of a terrorstar? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

[quote]#9 by Citizen John Greenwood - 6/6/2003 6:43:33 PM Thank's but um.. no one ever anwered the question about what does it take to build one? [/quote] Only a few constructors when you get the prerequisite tech. There is also a small fee of 5K to install the final component, but it shouldn't be too much of a burden. [Message Edited]